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TIL Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital after snorting too much fake cocaine for the filming of Wolf of Wallstreet

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WkWkB TIL 2 hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Ward identified and destroyed a Japanese mini-sub attempting to pass through the anti-submarine nets at Pearl Harbor. These were the first American shots fired during WW2, and removed America's neutrality in the war.
E1rBx TIL that Studio Ghibli movie "My Neighbor Totoro" has generated $1.5 billion in revenue, $1.1 billion of which was from merchandising alone.
4KWX TIL March 1993 blizzard dubbed the “Storm of the Century” affected more than 40% of the US population, killed 300 people, and caused 10 million to lose power, despite the fact that much of the media hesitated to broadcast the forecast due to the enormous numbers predicted by the weather models.
9Yowr TIL During your sleep. Your brain will systematically shut down parts of it and push fluid in. Washing and cleansing itself. Meaning we're literally brainwashed on a daily basis.
p8Ywb TIL in 1948 Canada wasn't going to sent a Hockey team to the Olympics, so the Royal Canadian Air Force sent some servicemen to represent the country, and they won Gold.